Undone
2019
TV-MA - Series of 30min ea.
Since SCANNER DARKLY the replacement of real actors with cartoonified versions has risen exponentially as a new millennial style favorite, at least in looks. There are practical reasons for the use of this "augmented reality animation" style for this particular show. The subject matter and circumstances, which involve willful manipulations of time and space, sometimes in a frantic pace, and repeated visual tricks that would be very expensive and daunting to implement by any practical or SFX team for a production, make it a great idea. You can animate a scene change MUCH easier than in a real live production. And it's also much easier to be naked in front of children when you're animated as well. Right. Yes, that does happen here. There's a reason, just hold on now, don't flag my post, ok?
The very real and solid performances from Rosa Salazar, who plays Alma, and Bob Odenkirk, who plays her deceased dad, and the other actors in the lineup make the animated versions of themselves sometimes even more alive than a real appearance. There are some very genuinely funny and moving moments throughout.
The story moves forward at a very rapid pace, and logically develops what should be considered a very complex, interlocked situation, with multiple twists and backstory, and does it in such a succinct way, the writing crew with Kate Purdy and Bob Waksberg leading it should probably get an award. There is SO much information both on the plot level and the relational level compressed into these brief episodes, when done viewing the very quick season I was amazed at how much distance with these characters I felt like I had travelled. Nicely done.
Ok, that's all aesthetics and production. How about the meat of the story? It's all about the strangely shaped central core area of the brain of those often traumatized and marginalized schizophrenics in our world, and how in reality they are "shamanistic" and capable of bending time and space. Yep, so far, that's what it appears to come down to. Fascinating study in theoretical physics, metaphysical manipulation, genetically flawed savants, and...time travel without a flux capacitor involved. Or is it about a simply disturbed and misguided young lady who is malfunctional? Well, that's where the last episode leaves us hanging still I'm afraid, like every great media marketing ploy ever conceived before it.
So for a far-out spin in psychobiology, but a VERY good spin at production value and great storytelling...you can check out Undone, and for free if you're a Prime member.
Amazon that is, Texas Tea, Millionaires, Movie Stars.
-Agitatus
Since SCANNER DARKLY the replacement of real actors with cartoonified versions has risen exponentially as a new millennial style favorite, at least in looks. There are practical reasons for the use of this "augmented reality animation" style for this particular show. The subject matter and circumstances, which involve willful manipulations of time and space, sometimes in a frantic pace, and repeated visual tricks that would be very expensive and daunting to implement by any practical or SFX team for a production, make it a great idea. You can animate a scene change MUCH easier than in a real live production. And it's also much easier to be naked in front of children when you're animated as well. Right. Yes, that does happen here. There's a reason, just hold on now, don't flag my post, ok?
The very real and solid performances from Rosa Salazar, who plays Alma, and Bob Odenkirk, who plays her deceased dad, and the other actors in the lineup make the animated versions of themselves sometimes even more alive than a real appearance. There are some very genuinely funny and moving moments throughout.
The story moves forward at a very rapid pace, and logically develops what should be considered a very complex, interlocked situation, with multiple twists and backstory, and does it in such a succinct way, the writing crew with Kate Purdy and Bob Waksberg leading it should probably get an award. There is SO much information both on the plot level and the relational level compressed into these brief episodes, when done viewing the very quick season I was amazed at how much distance with these characters I felt like I had travelled. Nicely done.
Ok, that's all aesthetics and production. How about the meat of the story? It's all about the strangely shaped central core area of the brain of those often traumatized and marginalized schizophrenics in our world, and how in reality they are "shamanistic" and capable of bending time and space. Yep, so far, that's what it appears to come down to. Fascinating study in theoretical physics, metaphysical manipulation, genetically flawed savants, and...time travel without a flux capacitor involved. Or is it about a simply disturbed and misguided young lady who is malfunctional? Well, that's where the last episode leaves us hanging still I'm afraid, like every great media marketing ploy ever conceived before it.
So for a far-out spin in psychobiology, but a VERY good spin at production value and great storytelling...you can check out Undone, and for free if you're a Prime member.
Amazon that is, Texas Tea, Millionaires, Movie Stars.
-Agitatus
